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Author Archives: Zane Woodford

Zane Woodford is the Halifax Examiner’s municipal reporter. He covers Halifax City Hall and contributes to our ongoing PRICED OUT housing series. Twitter @zwoodford

Hundreds of people march through a city street with a banner reading “We are in a climate emergency”
Posted inClimate

Halifax councillors to consider adding previously-planned climate change positions to budget

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

HalifACT 2050 is Halifax’s ambitious climate action plan, and as always, it’s at risk.

To access this post, you must purchase a membership plan or  log into an existing membership.

Bright blue sky over a clearcut area in Port Wallace in July 2022, with logs and brush lying on the ground and one remaining tree in the middle of the cleared area that will become Clayton Developments' "Parks of Lake Charles." Photo contributed.
Posted inProvince House

Nova Scotia approves fast-tracked Port Wallace development

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
Trees are seen on a slope at the edge of a gravel parking lot on a grey winter day. In the background, there's a stripmall.
Posted inCity Hall

Council agrees to sell sliver of Dartmouth parkland to Penhorn Mall property developer

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
An overhead satellite image shows an existing school on the left, a sports field in the centre, and a proposed school drawn in yellow on the right, with parking and a bus loop.
Posted inCity Hall

Halifax council approves parkland sale for new Park West School

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 7, 2023February 7, 2023
Posted inPolicing

Halifax councillors to consider additions — and reductions — to police budget

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
A blue sign says "Shaping places and spaces, Shannon Park, a Canada Lands Company and Millbrook First Nation Collaboration. In the background, we see one of the towers of the MacKay Bridge.
Posted inCity Hall

Shannon Park development agreement approved, Canada Lands commits to 20% affordability

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 3, 2023February 3, 2023
A man wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt and grey tie smiles at a podium. In the background are three Nova Scotia flags, coloured blue, yellow and red.
Posted inProvince House

Nova Scotia government considering options for rent cap post-2023

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford February 2, 2023February 3, 2023
A closeup of the Halifax Regional Police Headquarters sign on the brick wall beside the front steps to their building on Gottingen Street in June 2021
Posted inPolicing

Halifax police board recommends increased budget, rejects proposed new positions

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford January 31, 2023January 31, 2023
A stone building is seen on a sunny winter's day. There's no snow on the ground. The symmetrical building has a tall spire in the centre with a clock, and two big dormers on either side. There are also a series of three smaller dormers on each side of the central tower. The photo is taken from the right of the building.
Posted inCity Hall

Halifax councillors to consider adding to budget for public safety strategy

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford January 27, 2023January 27, 2023
At a row of houses under construction on a sunny day, workers grip a window from the inside as they lift it into place.
Posted inPRICED OUT

Halifax’s apartment vacancy rate remains at 1%

A young white man with a dark beard, looking seriously at the viewer in a black and white photo by Zane Woodford January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

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A collage of various housing options in HRM, including co-ops, apartment buildings, shelters, and tents

PRICED OUT is the Examiner’s investigative reporting project focused on the housing crisis.

You can learn about the project, including how we’re asking readers to direct our reporting, our published articles, and what we’re working on, on the PRICED OUT homepage.


Nine images illustrating the locations, maps, and memorials of the mass shootings

2020 MASS MURDERS

All of the Halifax Examiner’s reporting on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020, and recent articles on the Mass Casualty Commission and newly-released documents.

Updated regularly.


UNCOVER: DEAD WRONG

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

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Stone wall at historic Little Dutch Church restored; second part of project set for spring

by Suzanne Rent February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Dal, UNB study to find best ways to support older women experiencing intimate partner violence

by Yvette d'Entremont February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

‘Going through hell:’ Black HRM worker speaks at panel on equity, inclusion in workplace

by Matthew Byard, Local Journalism Initiative reporter February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Halifax councillors to consider adding previously-planned climate change positions to budget

by Zane Woodford February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Nova Scotia approves fast-tracked Port Wallace development

by Zane Woodford February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
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